According to a report on the Linkedin web-site regarding the widespread problem of opioid and other employee drug addiction in the US ; "At stake is not only safety and productivity within companies - but the need for humans altogether, with some manufacturers claiming opioids force them to automate work faster".

Participants in Finland's universal basic income program say they are less stressed and more inspired to find a job than when they were receiving welfare. Some 2000 unemployed participants were given 560 euros every month for two years and were able to undertake part-time positions which would have jeopardized their welfare payments under the normal system.

A report in the Yorkshire Post(21/11/16) again illustrates the appropriateness (and indeed need) for a Citizens Credit type scheme where a council spokeswoman said agencystaff were "essential" for the authority to be able to continue providing key services to the people of Hull.

She added:"The majority of this spend relates to front-line services that look after the elderly,children and young people, and services such as refuse collection".

A properly organized Citizens Credit scheme would provide a locally available pool of, (often qualified), staff to help resolve staffing shortages and at a considerable saving on (often exhorbitant) agency fees.

The appropriateness and practicality of the Citizens Credit scheme at the micro-level of government, is well illustrated by the following extract from the Huddersfield Examiner (4/11/2016) :

"Kirklees Council has revealed it has 32 crossings across the borough where it cannot get anyone to help.The position is paid but lollipop patrols are only needed for an hour in the morning and an hour at tea-time".

A Citizens Credit scheme could solve this problem quick smart and probably at a saving to the council.